Panama City under West Nile alert

PANAMA CITY — Panama City is under a West Nile alert, the city stated Friday on Facebook.

The alert is because of two confirmed human cases in Bay County.

“The Florida Department of Health in Bay County is particularly concerned about the greater Grand Lagoon area of Panama City Beach; although, the mosquitoes that transmit West Nile can and do travel,” the city stated. “Testing has shown it in other areas.”

Recommended safety tips include using insect repellent, covering up with clothes and pouring out standing water to stop mosquito breeding.

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